Example sentences of "feel [adj] that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't even feel resentful that he slept so peacefully after she had suffered a sleepless night of angst . |
| 2 | Not only can you feel smug that you bagged the Ben the hard way , you will also be handsomely rewarded by the views across Loch Linnhe as you descend . |
| 3 | Only when we are sure that all possible test factors have been controlled can we feel confident that we understand the causal process at work . |
| 4 | Do you really feel confident that they know how business works and can help you learn one or two things about it ? |
| 5 | Children must be heard , and must feel confident that they have an independent person to whom they can complain . |
| 6 | A detailed explanation of this correction is given in our book and was approved recently by Age and Ageing : ‘ If you do not feel confident that you understand the Gompertz-Makeham equation , nor the distinction between age-specific mortality and the force-of-mortality , then this book is a must for you . ’ |
| 7 | It makes me feel pleased that I 've achieved something in my chosen career . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It was a lovely way for her to go , and we do feel thankful that she did n't linger on and suffer . ’ |
| 9 | Now I feel grateful that I 've got someone who listens and who is there for me . |
| 10 | But on the specific question of ‘ showing ’ one 's legs , after talking to Muslim girls in Bradford and London I feel convinced that they share the views of their parents . |
| 11 | I 'm not getting at the park officials because I feel sure that they do their utmost to keep Henry VIII 's ancient hunting ground healthy and litter-free . |
| 12 | Feel sure that you saw one happen ? ’ |
| 13 | Hey ! ’ of 1927 , Eliot judged John Rodker ‘ up-to-the-minute , if anyone is ; we feel sure that he knows all about hormones , W. H. R. Rivers , and the Mongol in our midst ’ . |
| 14 | Once you feel confident that you know what to do and why it should be done , you can put your knowledge to the test , choosing the time and place most suited to your own circumstances . |
| 15 | Finally , once you feel confident that you have selected the appropriate information , you can make notes and review your reading ( see next stage of strategy ) . |
| 16 | ‘ But I feel annoyed that she had not thought it all through . |
| 17 | I feel surprised that I put , how thick was she ? |
| 18 | I felt sorry that she had George Brown , completely pickled , on the other side of her . ’ |
| 19 | Above all , she felt guilty that she had persuaded Bill , who looked as happy as a man with a toothache , to make an appearance . |
| 20 | Anne felt guilty that she had not attempted to see Kathleen after Ella 's injury . |
| 21 | She felt guilty that she had not yet been to visit Miss Grimes in her bed-sitting room somewhere off the Finchley Road , really within easy distance of where she lived , so there was really no excuse . |
| 22 | It was as though she had died again , only it was worse , and he felt guilty that he had n't wept properly when she 'd really died . |
| 23 | I felt foolish that I had n't been prepared for the fact that his skin would be so bad or his teeth so deteriorated . |
| 24 | I began to dislike her ; she looked sly and I felt indignant that she 'd spoken to me like that . |
| 25 | I felt relieved that I had my scar from the fight at the summer party and so looked the same as everybody else — I was afraid of appearing different or clever which meant that I would be noticed by the Corporals and picked on by all the others . |
| 26 | They had all been staunch Congregationalists , and Mary occasionally felt sad that she had left it all behind in childhood . |
| 27 | He patronized John Lewis and Marks and Spencer and usually felt glad that he did . |
| 28 | Just as a battle begins in a state of equilibrium between tile two sides , which gradually alters one way or the other , until it is clear that the balance has tilted so far that the issue can no longer be in doubt — so this gathering of rabbits in the dark , beginning with hesitant approaches , silences , pauses , movements , crouchings side-by-side and all manner of tentative appraisals , slowly moved , like a hemisphere of the world into summer , to a warmer , brighter region of mutual liking and approval , until all felt sure that they had nothing to fear . |
| 29 | His skin was bronzed , his thinning hair was bleached by sun and sea , and Wycliffe felt sure that he spent as little time as possible away from boats , the sea , and the club bar . |
| 30 | Josh had the newspaper spread out in front of him on the table , but Ruth felt sure that he had not been reading it ; she doubted if he even knew it was there . |